Description of problem: When /etc/sysconfig/rhn/sources is configured to use FTP URLs for yum repositories, the rhn applet is unable to check for updates. Instead, the applet provides the following "Critical Information:" The applet has been unable to access the following information sources in its last attempts: fedora-core-1 @ ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/fedora/core/1/i386/os/, updates-released @ ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/fedora/core/updates/1/i386/ Also, the tooltip says there are no updates available. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.1.4-3 How reproducible: Always (tested on 2 machines). Steps to Reproduce: 1. Edit /etc/sysconfig/rhn/sources 2. Provide FTP yum repositories, and observe that the applet does not work. 3. Change the repositories to HTTP URLs, and the applet will work. Example: yum fedora-core-1 ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/fedora/core/1/i386/os/ yum updates-released ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/fedora/core/updates/1/i386/ vs. yum fedora-core-1 http://mirrors.kernel.org/fedora/core/1/i386/os/ yum updates-released http://mirrors.kernel.org/fedora/core/updates/1/i386/ I'm not sure if it's supposed to support FTP repositories, but since yum and up2date both do, I'll submit this as a bug and not an enhancement request. Also, I think it should display the "Error" icon (gray question mark) instead of the blue "Everything is fine" icon under these circumstances.
Same here with: yum fedora-core-1 ftp://ftp.join.uni-muenster.de/pub/linux/distributions/fedora/linux/core/1/i386/os yum updates-released ftp://ftp.join.uni-muenster.de/pub/linux/distributions/fedora/linux/core/updates/1/i386 Server does not offer http.
That should be fixed in version 2.1.5 I just released: http://people.redhat.com/veillard/testing/FC1/i386/rhn-applet/2.1.5/ try it it worked for me, Daniel